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A Song

By: Joseph Brodsky

 

I wish you were here, dear,

I wish you were here.

I wish you sat on the sofa

and I sat near.

the handkerchief could be yours,

the tear could be mine, chin-bound.

Though it could be, of course,

the other way around.

 

I wish you were here, dear,

I wish you were here.

I wish we were in my car,

and you'd shift the gear.

we'd find ourselves elsewhere,

on an unknown shore.

Or else we'd repair

To where we've been before.

 

I wish you were here, dear,

I wish you were here.

I wish I knew no astronomy

when stars appear,

when the moon skims the water

that sighs and shifts in its slumber.

I wish it were still a quarter

to dial your number.

 

I wish you were here, dear,

in this hemisphere,

as I sit on the porch

sipping a beer.

It's evening, the sun is setting;

boys shout and gulls are crying.

What's the point of forgetting

If it's followed by dying?

心声

Joseph Brodsky著   长风译

　　　　　　　　

多希望你在我身旁，亲，

就在我身旁。

希望你坐在沙发上

与我依傍；

用香帕，

擦干我落泪的脸庞。

当然，也可能

是我吻干你的脸庞。

 

多希望你在我身旁，亲，

就在我身旁。

你坐我车上，

我来驾驶换档。

找一个陌生的海滨逛逛，

只有我俩。

或者

去我们熟悉的地方。

 

多希望你在我身旁，亲，

就在我身旁。

当繁星把夜空照亮，

我宁愿看到你的模样。

水面波光荡漾，

梦中的大海辗转感伤,

但愿还能用一枚硬币

让你的电话铃响。

 

多希望你在我身旁，亲，

在西半球这个地方，

陪我喝酒，

闲坐门廊。

日落昏黄，

男孩喧嚷，鸥声回响。

如果遗忘之后便是死亡，

那为何遗忘？